|Place|Player|Country|Score|To par|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|Tiger Woods|United States|67-66-67=200|−16|
|T2|Thomas Bjørn|Denmark|69-69-68=206|−10|
|T2|David Duval|United States|70-70-66=206|−10|
|T4|Darren Clarke|Northern Ireland|70-69-68=207|-9|
|T4|Loren Roberts|United States|69-68-70=207|-9|
|T4|David Toms|United States|69-67-71=207|-9|
|T7|Ernie Els|South Africa|66-72-70=208|−8|
|T7|Steve Flesch|United States|67-70-71=208|−8|
|T7|Tom Lehman|United States|68-70-70=208|−8|
|T7|Dennis Paulson|United States|68-71-70=208|−8|

Question: how many american players were there
Answer: 7